- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 16, 1965
- Place of Birth
- New York City, New York, USA
Jon Cryer
Jonathan Niven Cryer (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor, screenwriter, director, and film producer. He is the son of actress–singer Gretchen Cryer. He made his motion picture debut in the 1984 romantic comedy No Small Affair, but gained greater fame as "Duckie" in the 1986 John Hughes-scripted film Pretty in Pink. In 1998, he finished writing and producing the independent film Went to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five, which was well received. Even though he gained some fame by starring in these films, it took several years to find success on television; the shows he had starred in (The Famous Teddy Z, Partners and The Trouble with Normal) did not last very long. In 2003, he was cast as Alan Harper on the CBS hit comedy series Two and a Half Men, opposite Charlie Sheen, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award in 2009. He received three earlier Emmy Award nom…
Filmography
tvaka Charlie Sheen
2025 · Self
movieThe Little Pageant That Could
2024 · Self (archive footage)
movieBRATS
2024 · Self
tvExtended Family
2023 · Jim Kearney, Executive Producer
tvThe Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
tvPassword
2022 · Self - Celebrity Guest
movie18½
2022 · H.R. 'Bob' Haldeman (voice)
tvDevoured
2022 · Narrator
movieBig Time Adolescence
2020 · Reuben
tvCrisis Aftermath
2019 · Self
tvBatwoman
2019 · Lex Luthor
tvThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self - Guest
tvThe Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale
2018 · Eugenio Derbez
tvRyan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television
2017 · Jon Cryer
tvDrop the Mic
2017 · Self
tvWill & Grace
2017 · Jon Cryer
tvJustice League Action
2016 · Felix Faust (voice)
tvThe Great Indoors
2016 · Donnie
movieMust See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016 · Self
tvDC's Legends of Tomorrow
2016 · Lex Luthor
tvSupergirl
2015 · Lex Luthor
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self
movieHit by Lightning
2014 · Ricky Miller
tvThe Flash
2014 · Lex Luthor
tvLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
tvMom
2013 · Customer, Director
movieAss Backwards
2013 · Dean Morris
movieJohn Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
2012 · Self
tvArrow
2012 · Lex Luthor
movieStay Cool
2011 · Javier
movieCompany
2011 · David
tvConan
2010 · Self
movieDue Date
2010 · Alan Harper
tvWho Do You Think You Are?
2010 · Self
movieShorts
2009 · Dad Thompson
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
movieWeather Girl
2009 · Charles
movieTortured
2008 · Brian Mark
movieUnstable Fables: 3 Pigs and a Baby
2008 · Richard Pig (voice)
movieDanny Phantom: Reality Trip
2006 · Freakshow (voice)
tvHannah Montana
2006 · Ken Truscott
tvThe Reichen Show
2005 · Self
movieMetro Chase
2005 · Mr. Stamm
tvAmerican Dad!
2005 · Quacky (voice), Desk Clerk (voice)
tvThe Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · Self - Guest
Retrosexual: The '80s
2004 · (archive footage)
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Self - Guest
tvThe Soup
2004 · Self
tvDanny Phantom
2004 · Freakshow (voice)
tvOn Air with Ryan Seacrest
2004 · Self
tvNCIS
2003 · Cyril Taft
tvTwo and a Half Men
2003 · Alan Harper, Director, Story
tvThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Hey Joel
2003 · Joel Stein
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self
tvCSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000 · Jon Cryer (uncredited)
tvThe Trouble with Normal
2000 · Zack Mango
tvBig Brother
2000 · Self - Actor, 'Two & a ½ Men'
tvFamily Guy
1999 · Kevin (voice)
tvBecker
1998 · Roger
movieHoly Man
1998 · Barry
tvHercules
1998 · The Winged Wolves (voice)
movieGlam
1998 · Jimmy Pells
Getting Personal
1998 · Sam Wagner
tvTwo Guys and a Girl
1998 · Justin
movieWent to Coney Island on a Mission from God... Be Back by Five
1998 · Daniel, Writer, Producer
Plan B
1997 · Stuart Winer
tvDharma & Greg
1997 · Brian (uncredited)
tvThe View
1997 · Self
tvThe Practice
1997 · Terry Pender
tvE! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Self
movieThe Pompatus of Love
1996 · Mark, Writer, Co-Producer
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self - Guest
movieCannes Man
1996 · Self
tvMr. Show with Bob and David
1995 · Duckie
tvPartners
1995 · Bob
tvThe Outer Limits
1995 · Trevor McPhee
movieHeads
1994 · Guy Franklin
The Waiter
1993 · Tommy Kazdan
tvThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
movieHot Shots!
1991 · Jim 'Wash Out' Pfaffenbach
moviePenn & Teller Get Killed
1989 · Frat Boy #3
tvThe Famous Teddy Z
1989 · Teddy Zakalokis
movieRap Master Ronnie: A Report Card
1988
movieHiding Out
1987 · Andrew Morenski / Max Hauser
movieDudes
1987 · Grant
movieSuperman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987 · Lenny
movieO.C. and Stiggs
1987 · Randall Schwab Jr.
movieMorgan Stewart's Coming Home
1987 · Morgan Sewart
moviePretty in Pink
1986 · Philip F. 'Duckie' Dale
tvAmazing Stories
1985 · Phil
movieNoon Wine
1985 · Teenage Herbert
movieNo Small Affair
1984 · Charles Cummings
tvAmerican Playhouse
1982 · Teenage Herbert
tvPeople's Choice Awards
1975 · Self - Host
tvTony Awards
1956 · Self - Performer